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Finally Champions: True Panther Celebrates San Francisco

On the first day of November, the San Francisco Giants won the World Series. This was a coup not only for the modern city, but for the long history of left field weirdos populating it. The pitcher who was credited for the win that night was Tim Lincecum, nicknamed "The Freak," body of SF beating within his lion heart. Appropriately, facing heckles, longhair Lincecum graces the cover of Finally Champions, True Panther Sounds' tribute to the city. The compilation is all San Francisco artists—from Girls to Young L to OoOOo—and is available for one dollar. True Panther had originally intended to make the compilation available for free, but the day after the Giants won the Series, curtailing some city-wide excitement and momentum, Prop L was passed. Prop L, also known as the Sit/Lie ordinance, makes it illegal to sit on the sidewalk atop any object (a milk crate, blanket, lawn chair, etc) between the hours of 7AM and 11PM, with the first offense a fine of up to $100 dollars, and a second threatening jail time. Essentially, as it was designed to do, this criminalizes homelessness within city limits. Your dollar will go to the SF Coalition on Homelessness. And in return you can listen to freak music. Congratulations, San Francisco, may your days only be better. Stream the compilation below and see a tracklist after the jump.